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[FC6x64] - how do i disable X from starting?

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Post December 5th, 2006, 12:40 pm

I want to disable X from starting on boot as its taking up 2.0% of my memory.

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Post December 5th, 2006, 12:40 pm

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Post December 5th, 2006, 2:45 pm

http://www.linuxtopia.org/HowToGuides/runlevel.html

Change the run level.
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Post December 6th, 2006, 3:08 am

open a terminal
su
<password>
gedit /etc/fstab
edit the line that says: id:5:initdefault:
to read: id:3:initdefault:
save & exit gedit
reboot
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Post December 6th, 2006, 9:55 pm

hi

if u want don't start X windows you change runlevel.
for that go to console base.
Then u open file that is vi /etc/inittab.
In that file replace line no 18 id:5:initdefault:(defaults value) you want change this line as "id:3:initdefault:" . After taht you don't restart the machine just give this command init 3 ant enter then it will go to runlevel 3.
If you see current Runlevel then type command "runlevel"
After that you see your memory space command "free -m"
Then it how much memory is used currently.
ok.

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Post December 6th, 2006, 10:19 pm

vijayan wrote:
hi

if u want don't start X windows you change runlevel.
for that go to console base.
Then u open file that is vi /etc/inittab.
In that file replace line no 18 id:5:initdefault:(defaults value) you want change this line as "id:3:initdefault:" . After taht you don't restart the machine just give this command init 3 ant enter then it will go to runlevel 3.
If you see current Runlevel then type command "runlevel"
After that you see your memory space command "free -m"
Then it how much memory is used currently.
ok.

TRY IT

Vijayan

its great that theres more than one way to skin a cat and all, but you dont need to repeat the steps to something thats already been instructed IMO...
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Post December 8th, 2006, 7:00 am

init 3

can do that too
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Post December 8th, 2006, 12:57 pm

that will switch your current session. the OP wants to boot straight in to runlevel 3. so thats not really a solution.
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